Metro Briefs

HAMPTON - A World War II-era Navy mine casing that washed ashore near the Grandview Pier is a training device and contained no explosives, a Navy spokeswoman said Thursday.

FOR THE RECORD - Published correction ran Saturday, July 22, 1989. The address of a house in Newport News seized by U.S. marshals Thursday was incorrect. The house is in the 6400 block of Huntington Avenue.

Navy explosives experts took the object from the beach Thursday morning to the Yorktown Naval Weapons Station. The mine had been moored to a line in the water at Fort Monroe, where it was being stored by the Navy, military officials said. Two people found it on the beach Wednesday.

MARSHALS SEIZE NORTH END HOME

NEWPORT NEWS - U.S. marshals seized on Thursday the North End home of a Newport News couple arrested there last week on drug charges.

Marshals seized the home of Fred and Patricia Pennington in the 4600 block of Huntington Avenue after Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Exley filed a civil lawsuit in U.S. District Court alleging the house was used in cocaine dealing. The lawsuit also seeks to claim $7,322 in cash found in the house when police searched it July 11 and allegedly found 9.5 ounces of cocaine.

The Penningtons were arrested during the raid and charged with possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute it. They have not been tried. Police said the drugs were worth $19,000. According to city tax records, the house and lot are worth $105,000.

DOOBIE BROTHERS CONCERT CANCELED

HAMPTON - The Doobie Brothers concert scheduled for Aug. 17 at Hampton Coliseum has been canceled because of a scheduling conflict. No new date has been set.

Refunds are available at the place of purchase. Tickets also are available for the group's July 28 concert at Richmond Coliseum. A limited number of tickets for that show are being given out at the Hampton Coliseum box office in exchange for tickets to the canceled show.

Tickets for the Richmond show also are available at Standard Drug at Patrick Henry Mall in Newport News.

To order by phone, call 1-800-448-9009. Tickets cost $17.50, and the concert starts at 8 p.m.